FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, April 4, 2018Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 6 points, by MIA (vs ATL) and TOR (vs BOS) and LAL (vs SAS).

Final · Box score
Sixers115
Pistons108
Q1 PHI +8; Q2 PHI +16; Q3 PHI +17; Q4 PHI +7
Final · Box score
Mavs100
Magic105
Q1 ORL +11; Q2 ORL +5; Q3 ORL +3; Q4 ORL +5
Final · Box score
Heat115
Hawks86
Q1 MIA -6; Q2 MIA +6; Q3 MIA +16; Q4 MIA +29
Final · Box score
Grizzlies95
Pelicans123
Q1 NOP +9; Q2 NOP +12; Q3 NOP +24; Q4 NOP +28
Final · Box score
Celtics78
Raptors96
Q1 TOR -6; Q2 TOR +10; Q3 TOR +14; Q4 TOR +18
Final · OT · Box score
Spurs112
Lakers122
Q1 LAL -1; Q2 LAL -3; Q3 LAL -6; Q4 Lakers 0; OT1 LAL +10
On this day · 2016–17Apr 4, 2017: 11 games. Top scorer: Anthony Davis (Pelicans-Nuggets), 41 points.
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The lead · Spurs-Lakers

Kyle Kuzma scores 30, Lakers win in overtime

Anthony Davis goes for 28 points

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-1-3-60+10LAL AHEAD ↑SAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Spurs303126214112
Lakers2929232714122
Who led
Kyle KuzmaPoints, last 10 games: 11, 27, 22, 25, 20, 18, 27, 13, 26, 30LAL30 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Kentavious Caldwell-PopePoints, last 10 games: 6, 12, 28, 18, 13, 7, 6, 16, 28, 21LAL21 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 39, 33, 27, 45, 34, 13, 25, 23, 35, 28SAS28 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Dejounte MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 5, 9, 9, 4, 10, 6, 7, 13, 6, 23SAS23 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Miami posts the night's biggest win

Miami beat Atlanta by 29, the widest margin of 6 games.

ORL over DAL5PHI over DET7LAL over SAS10TOR over BOS18NOP over MEM28MIA over ATL29Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Spurs-Lakers17
Sixers-Pistons9
Heat-Hawks9
Celtics-Raptors8
Mavs-Magic4
Grizzlies-Pelicans0
The night in charts
Spurs-Lakers combined for 234, 11 more than any other game
Points by game
Spurs-LakersSpurs 112, Lakers 122
234
Sixers-PistonsSixers 115, Pistons 108
223
Grizzlies-PelicansGrizzlies 95, Pelicans 123
218
Mavs-MagicMavs 100, Magic 105
205
Heat-HawksHeat 115, Hawks 86
201
Celtics-RaptorsCeltics 78, Raptors 96
174
ORL won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Mavs-MagicMavs 100, Magic 105
+5 ORL
Sixers-PistonsSixers 115, Pistons 108
+7 PHI
Spurs-LakersSpurs 112, Lakers 122
+10 LAL
Celtics-RaptorsCeltics 78, Raptors 96
+18 TOR
Grizzlies-PelicansGrizzlies 95, Pelicans 123
+28 NOP
Heat-HawksHeat 115, Hawks 86
+29 MIA
MIA rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Heat-HawksMIA won · Heat 115, Hawks 86
6 pts
Celtics-RaptorsTOR won · Celtics 78, Raptors 96
6 pts
Spurs-LakersLAL won · Spurs 112, Lakers 122
6 pts
Mirotic shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MiroticNOP · 25 PTS, 7 REB, 1 BLK
83% (10-12)
TolliverDET · 25 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST
82% (9-11)
RedickPHI · 25 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
77% (10-13)
SimmonsPHI · 16 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
E'Twaun MooreNOP · 30 PTS, 4 AST, 3 STL, 1 REB
69% (11-16)
Final · Mavs-Magic
Mavs 100Magic 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs22292326100
Magic33232128105
The story
Mario Hezonja's 12 points carried Orlando past Dallas, 105-100

For Dallas, Johnathan Motley had 14 PTS, 8 REB 12 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK · 5-14 FG, 1-6 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 33-22, was where the Magic built it.

ORL lead by quarter
200 +11+5+3+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Spurs-Lakers
Spurs 112Lakers 122
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Spurs303126214112
Lakers2929232714122
The story
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope had 21 points as Los Angeles beat San Antonio 122-112 in OT

Dejounte Murray led San Antonio with 23 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST 21 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST · 7-9 FG, 2-2 3PT

The swing

The Lakers won the overtime 14-4.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −1−3−60+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

LaMarcus Aldridge led the game in fantasy with 49.8 FPTS (28 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST)

Final · Grizzlies-Pelicans
Grizzlies 95Pelicans 123
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies2330202295
Pelicans32333226123
The story
New Orleans beat Memphis 123-95 behind 30 points from E'Twaun Moore

MarShon Brooks paced Memphis: 25 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB 30 PTS, 4 AST, 3 STL, 1 REB · 11-16 FG, 7-10 3PT

The swing

A 32-20 third quarter did the most damage for the Pelicans.

NOP lead by quarter
300 +9+12+24+28 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.6Season avg21.8Last 5

21.8 points a game over his last five games, against 13.6 in 51 earlier games. Today: 21 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
33.2Season avg21.0Last 3

21.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.2 in 71 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 20 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+34.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
7.1Season avg41.2Today

41 minutes today, against 7.1 a game in 7 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Kyle Kuzma leads the day with 30

Kyle KuzmaPoints, last 10 games: 11, 27, 22, 25, 20, 18, 27, 13, 26, 30Lakers-Spurs · W
16.3 PPG season to date · +13.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
E'Twaun MoorePoints, last 10 games: 10, 11, 14, 23, 13, 8, 11, 3, 15, 30Pelicans-Grizzlies · W
12.4 PPG season to date · +17.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 26, 34, 37, 28, 33, 25, 36, 16, 25, 28Pelicans-Grizzlies · W
28.1 PPG season to date · −0.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 39, 33, 27, 45, 34, 13, 25, 23, 35, 28Spurs-Lakers · L
23.3 PPG season to date · +4.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
MarShon BrooksPoints, last 3 games: 21, 24, 25Grizzlies-Pelicans · L
23.3 PPG season to date
25 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
JJ RedickPoints, last 10 games: 12, 15, 12, 8, 19, 21, 19, 20, 19, 25Sixers-Pistons · W
16.8 PPG season to date · +8.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Quinn CookGSW+9.6 18.5 last 10 · 8.9 season
Josh JacksonPHX+9.1 22.1 last 10 · 13.0 season
LaMarcus AldridgeSAS+6.9 30.2 last 10 · 23.3 season
Nikola JokicDEN+6.8 25.1 last 10 · 18.3 season
Michael BeasleyNYK+6.0 19.3 last 10 · 13.3 season
Cold
Avery BradleyLAC−5.4 8.9 last 10 · 14.3 season
Elfrid PaytonPHX−5.1 7.6 last 10 · 12.7 season
Courtney LeeNYK−4.8 7.1 last 10 · 11.9 season
Justin HolidayCHI−4.1 8.1 last 10 · 12.2 season
Nikola MiroticNOP−4.0 10.8 last 10 · 14.8 season